Sugar Skull!: A Dia de los Muertos Musical Adventure

A project in New York, NY by Peter Bogdanos
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Help Sugar Skull and friends get ready for a 30 city cross-country tour!
Backers: 218
Average Pledge Per Backer: $92

Funded: $20,083 of $20,000
Dates: May 30th -> Jul 4th (35 days)
Project By: Peter Bogdanos
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Latest News

We made it!!!

July 4th - via: kickstarter.com
20 minutes to go, and we have raised $20,058! Thank you!!!! We can’t wait to share this show with you all!  (Read More)

188 backers...44 hours to go...

July 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
We are doing this. You are doing this. We are only $3,357 away from our $20,000 goal, and we have less than 48 hours to get there. If everyone who has pledged thus far increases their pledge by $20, we will make our goal. Thank you for all your... (Read More)

VISA APPROVED! And 68 hours to go...

July 1st - via: kickstarter.com
What a journey this has been, and continues to be down to the wire!  We just got notification that our application for the visa for our guest artist, Daniel Soberanes, was approved...THIS IS HUGE!   A professional musician and composer, Daniel has... (Read More)

We are 75% funded and 6 days to go!

June 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Our AMAZING donor just gave the promised $5K when we hit $10K!!! We have just reached $15,120 in support.  Thank you all! We have 6 days to reach $20K. Please continue sharing, take a look at our new perks--if something catches your eye, consider... (Read More)

WE HAVE REACHED $10K!!!! Half-way there!

June 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Last night was a rollercoaster!!! One generous donation from a high school friend lead to an increase in donation from an existing donor, that along with all 154 backers of this project, has gotten us to $10,000!  WE HAVE TRIGGERED THE ADDITIONAL... (Read More)

First meeting with director, Elena Araoz

June 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Gregory, Peter, and I just had our first meeting with our director, Elena Araoz. Words aren't enough to communicate the excitement around this collaboration! Gregory is currently working on a re-write of the script that will address some... (Read More)

WOOHOO! $7K reached!

June 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
THANK YOU!  Words cannot express how grateful we are to each of you for your support!  We have reached $7,000.  Our next goal is to reach $10,000 to unlock an additional $5K from a super friend/supporter! Just as a reminder about why we think this... (Read More)

We get to 10K and we get 5K more!

June 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
We just heard from a very cool friend that they will kick in 5K as soon as we hit $10,000!!  Thank you all for getting us to this point! Please share on social media and tell your friends.  Gracias!! You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this... (Read More)

YES! Just passed $6,000!

June 19th - via: kickstarter.com
We are moving the needle!  Thanks to a $50 and $100 donation, we have surpassed $6,000!  This is a slow burn, but we will make it! Thank you all for your support! Please continue sharing--every bit helps.  As cliche as it sounds, Mexico Beyond... (Read More)

Introducing our director, Elena Araoz!

June 18th - via: kickstarter.com
WOW! A lot has happened in the last two days--we blew past our $5,000 goal, and are now only $187 away from $6,000!  We have introduced another reward (vinyl die cut stickers), AND we have solidified our amazing director! You are the first to... (Read More)

Happy Fathers Day! And rewards update

June 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi all! Happy Fathers day! We are thrilled that we blew through our mini-goal of reaching 100 backers (we now have 103), and are working on our next mini-goal with is to reach 25% of our entire goal (or an additional $537) by end of day...TODAY. To... (Read More)

Note from Peter! 2 Backers away from 100!

June 15th - via: kickstarter.com
Well, this message is already obsolete, because we are 2 backers away from 100! But, here it is anyway ;) You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play Replay with sound Play with sound 00:00 00:00  (Read More)

FB Shout outs

June 15th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi Everyone!  We are trying to stay on top of our facebook shoutouts.  However, if you pledged but did not create a Kickstarter account, we only see a random Guest #.  It is only when we are fully supported that we can see who those Guest #'s... (Read More)

We have reached 20% of our goal!

June 15th - via: kickstarter.com
Alright all--we have reached 20% of our goal! Thank you! There is quite a bit in the works--some new perks (maybe stickers at the $10 level, backstage passes, virtual access to the first rehearsal with the entire cast, Afro-Caribbean dance classes,... (Read More)

Limited time reward-Traditional Aztec Dance and Philosophy Workshop-for donations between June 12-15 only!

June 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello everyone! We are ramping up efforts and have a goal of reaching $5K (25% of our overall goal) by this Saturday. To help us do that, we will be releasing some limited time rewards. Our first one is at the $40 level, and truly is a unique and... (Read More)

Kickstarter loves our project!!!!

June 11th - via: kickstarter.com
The curation team at Kickstarter has named Sugar Skull! A Día de los Muertos Musical Adventure as one of the Projects they Love! This means our project will be put in front of more eyes, which means more supporters, which means we get closer to our... (Read More)

This is why this show is important...

June 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi everyone!  We are 10 days into our 35 day Kickstarter campaign. Thanks to you all (73 individual backers), we have already raised $3,281, 16% of our goal. We are incredibly grateful to you all, and urge you to help us spread the word to you... (Read More)

We have reached $3,000-AND WE ARE HIRING A DIRECTOR!

June 6th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello everyone! Thanks to you, we have reached $3,000!  This is what we have budgeted to hire a director!  We have found an AMAZING director, who has agreed to take on this project at this lower fee because it speaks to her personal values and is... (Read More)

Kickstarter Guest #'s

June 4th - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)

Please comment on our project

June 4th - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)

Thank you for getting us past $2,000!

June 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
Hello, everyone!  Thank you is not enough!  We are thrilled with the response so far for this project and our Kickstarter, and we have now surpassed $2,000--10% of our goal! In the coming days we will be doing a focus on each of our artistic... (Read More)

Fantastic start! Sugar Skull is on his way!

May 31st - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you all so much for being foundation of this campaign!  In the first 24 hours we have passed the $1000 mark and raised $1,321 thanks to you all!!!  THANK YOU! Please continue to help us gain momentum and take our next steps by sharing with... (Read More)

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